Felted Earbud Holder Pattern @ Corina Cook 2013 Kraemer Mauch Chunky 60% New Zealand Wool 40% Domestic Wool Chunky Weight Color Used: Sweet Corn Y1019 14 st = 4 inches
Size 11 Circular Needle Crochet hook (for ch only) Yarn needle for finishing Button (approx 1.5mm diameter) M1: Insert the left needle from front to back into the horizontal strand between the two stitches, lift onto left needle and knit through the back.
Main section:
Cast on four stitches Row 1:Knit Row 2: K1, M1, K2, M1, K1 Rows3-5:Knit Cut the yarn, leaving about eight inches, and slide six stitches onto a holder. Begin a second bump, cast on four stitches and repeat rows 1-5. Slide the first bump onto the needle and knit all the way across the 12 stitches.
Rows 6-26:Knit Row 27: Knit first six stitches and place the 2nd six onto a holder. Turn. (now working first bump) Rows 28-30: Knit Row 31: K1, K2tog, SK, K1 Row32:Knit Row 33: Bind off, cut tail and weave in end. Repeat rows 27-33 for the six stitches on the holder to form the second bump.
Strap:
Cast on five stitches and knit 20 rows Row 21: Bind off. Attach the strap to the body before felting, make sure all ends are cut and woven in. Use the long tail between the bumps to reinforce the join between them. Put the cozy into a lingerie bag and in a top-loading washing machine, agitate using lowest and hottest water level. Stop the machine before it begins the spin cycle and restart the agitation until you reach 3 x 5 inch size. You can continue with the lingerie bag into the dryer or stretch the cozy and leave it flat to dry.
After the cozy is dry, ch 10 with a crochet hook, and connect as a loop to the end of the strap. Wrap the strap around to determine the button placement on the back of the cozy, then attach the button.
